Flight Simulator 2024 pisses people off – what’s going on?

With the reveal of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Asobo and Microsoft will not be solely making mates. What’s driving the neighborhood to the barricades?

Developer Asobo and writer Microsoft have introduced the following iteration of Microsoft Flight Simulator during Xbox Games Showcase 2023 The sequel to the reboot of the collection, which was launched in 2020, bears the suffix 2024 and is predicted to carry a profession mode with all types of missions subsequent yr, aside from enhancements in all areas and fairly a couple of new plane.

That’s a cause to have a good time, isn’t it? Flight sims have by no means been as vibrant and mass-market as they’re at present. However on social media, in addition to within the official discussion board , questions, concern and displeasure are piling up. What’s going on?

New half, new buys, previous issues?

For instance, for those who go searching (in this forum thread), you’ll rapidly see that the query marks and exclamation factors are flying round in followers’ heads within the wake of the announcement. We’ll pick a couple of:

• Is that this a brand new, stand-alone half? A DLC or simply an replace?
• Will there be a reduced buy possibility for house owners of the earlier model?
• Why now? Absolutely the Microsoft Flight Simulator needs to be a steadily rising platform for the longer term?
• What occurs to addons purchased within the inner market or in exterior outlets like (Simmarket) ?
• Will the 2020 model proceed to be supported?
• What enhancements and additions to the graphics engine may even be applied within the 2020?
• Will new plane, surroundings or instruments even be launched for the predecessor?
• Are longstanding bugs and issues nonetheless being addressed?
• This record might go on and on….

There are actually solutions to some questions () that appeared within the discussion board a couple of hours after the title was introduced:

• The Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is totally impartial. However nothing is revealed about worth, launch date or any perks.
• The Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) will proceed to be supported and introduced content material within the type of Plane and Avionics-, Sim- or the Metropolis and World Updates will proceed to seem. However the timeframe stays open.
• With only a few exceptions pretty much as good as all addons must also work within the successor Market DLCs don’t have to be purchased once more. Nothing is alleged about expansions from different sources when it comes to new purchases that could be vital.

Doubt in regards to the honesty of Asobo

Even when each assertion is believed, many unanswered factors stay. And the scenario leaves giant elements of the neighborhood anxious in regards to the future, as (Simmer darshonaut sums up in the official forum):

And he additionally has doubts in regards to the third-party builders – and he’s not alone in that:

What stays as of right now is a confused scenario. It stays to be seen whether or not Asobo and Microsoft will present readability, as a result of even the assure on the performance of current add-ons will probably be restricted by nearly all arbitrarily.

Builders apparently didn’t know both

Apparently builders didn’t learn about DLCs both, as a publish by Bluebird Simulations on Twitter suggests:

We’re simply as shocked as anybody with the announcement of FS2024. Within the meantime, we’re working as exhausting as ever to carry this jet to FS2020 by the top of the yr. FS2024 b757 FS2020 pic.twitter.com/MjNubxeTR7

– BlueBird Simulations (@bluebirdsim) June 11, 2023

Now Bluebird is a reasonably small studio, however even business giants like PMDG give no cause to consider that Asobo has knowledgeable the flight simulator ecosystem prematurely to allow them to put together accordingly, to reply to questions from their consumers

All their Twitter pages stay silent regardless of yesterday’s bombshell, whether or not Milviz, Fenix Simulations, Parallel 42, Aerosoft or Simply Flight.

A brand new MSFS each 4 years?

The behaviour of Microsoft to frequently launch new variations just isn’t new in itself. It has simply been forgotten, however will be clearly seen looking back with the FS98, FS2000, FS2002, FS2004 and FSX (2006) collection. He helps the Asobo line by referring to the norms of the flight simulator business: A brand new title is now launched each 4 years, he discloses.

Solely so far the communication had sounded completely different. There had by no means been any speak of a brand new launch within the close to future, neither in boards, nor in devlogs, not to mention in official bulletins. The impression manifesting itself within the eyes of many was: The 2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator is the brand new base for the longer term.

Moreover, all DC Designs merchandise are mentioned to be truly appropriate and don’t have to be purchased new. Nonetheless, he was not allowed to reveal something additional. Primarily based on the statements of the developer DC1973, it may be seen that addon builders now know greater than the general public. However since when is unclear.

What do you assume? Are you wanting ahead to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 or are you bitter about its announcement? Do you consider the guarantees of Microsoft and Asobo concerning the compatibility of addons from the Market? And what do you assume will occur with DLC from different sources, like Simmarket or Orbx? Be happy to publish your opinions and ideas within the feedback!